Victoria Haugen

Victoria Thorp Haugen (born May 1, 2002) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender. Born in the United States, she is a former youth international for Norway. Haugen played college soccer for the Virginia Tech Hokies before starting her professional career with the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and Tampa Bay Sun FC of the USL Super League.

Early life

Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Haugen grew up in Bristow, Virginia. She began playing soccer when she was five and also participated in gymnastics until about age 12. She committed to Virginia Tech during her sophomore year at Patriot High School. She had also considered the programs at Boston College, Tennessee, Georgia, Clemson, and South Carolina. On July 16, she signed her first professional contract with the Courage, a national team replacement deal for the length of the 2024 Paris Olympics. On August 27, one week after being waived, she re-signed with the team for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Tampa Bay Sun On February 6, 2025, USL Super League club Tampa Bay Sun announced that the club had signed Haugen ahead of the spring portion of the league's inaugural season. She made her professional debut two days later, starting and playing the full 2–2 draw against Fort Lauderdale United. On May 10, she scored her professional goal and assisted Cecilie Fløe in a 3–0 win against Lexington. On June 14, she started and played 87 minutes in the inaugural USL Super League final, which Tampa Bay won 1–0 over Fort Lauderdale United through an extra-time goal by Cecilie Fløe.

In her second season in Florida, Haugen started in 10 of her 17 appearances as Tampa Bay finished second-to-last in the Super League standings. On June 17, 2026, the Sun announced Haugen's departure from the club after one-and-a-half years of service.

International career

Haugen has United States and Norwegian citizenship. She began representing Norway in youth international matches at the under-16 level. In October 2019, she was invited to training camp with the United States under-18 team but chose instead to join the Norway under-19 team for 2020 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification. She appeared in all three matches and helped hold all three opponents scoreless as Norway topped its qualification group, but the subsequent rounds of the tournament would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She debuted for the Norway under-23 team in a friendly in October 2021.

Personal life

Haugen is the oldest of three children born to a Norwegian father and an American mother. Her father, Nils, played semi-professional soccer in his home country before moving to the United States at age 21, while her mother, Micki, played field hockey in college at Radford.

Honors

Tampa Bay Sun USL Super League: 2024–25